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Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

32012L0019

Applies from 2012-08-13

Summary

WEEE Directive sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical and electronic equipment; producer registration and marking obligations.

Scope

Applies to all EEE (Annexes I-II categories) including household appliances, IT, lighting, tools, toys, medical devices (Art. 2). Producers must register in each Member State, finance collection/recycling, and mark equipment with the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol.

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